funeral, Rita left town to escape the scandal, and The Pilgrim was in despair. He truly loved Rita. The only thing he was guilty of was falling in love with a woman that he didn't know was married. He left town, and began hitchhiking and hoboing all across America. He developed a drinking problem, and rode the rails until he reached the Pacific. It was at the Pacific where he decided that the love he had known had to be put back together. He tracked Rita down, and today the couple are happily married and raising a family. Reception The album fared poorly in the charts, but was popular amongst critics and Stuart's fans, receiving almost entirely positive reviews. Track listing Deluxe Edition In honor of the album's 20th anniversary in 2019, The Pilgrim was reissued in several forms, including digital and vinyl deluxe editions featuring 10 previously unreleased bonus tracks. In addition, a coffee table book was released under the title of The Pilgrim: A Wall-To-Wall Odyssey. The package includes a CD of the original album and the deluxe edition tracks and the text itself tells the story of the album's history and production, as well as its ultimate release and reappraisal. The Marty Stuart Show Marty Stuart (alongside his Fabulous Superlatives) often performs tracks from this album on The Marty Stuart Show on RFD-TV. They have performed tracks such as 'Reasons', 'Red, Red Wine, And Cheatin' Songs', 'Hobo's Prayer', 'The Greatest Love Of All Time', 'The Pilgrim (Act III)' and with special guest Earl Scruggs, 'Mr John Henry, Steel Driving Man'. Personnel As listed in liner notes Marty Stuart - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin The Rock & Roll Cowboys Steve Arnold - bass Gary Hogue - Steel guitar Brad Davis - Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar Gregg Stocki - drums, timpani, percussion Personnel Jamie Tate - Recording and Mix Engineer Mike Campbell - 12-string guitar, electric guitar Tony Brown - Piano Barry Beckett - Hammond B-3 organ Stuart Duncan - Fiddle Larry Marrs - Background vocals Johnny Counterfeit - voices Earl Scruggs - acoustic guitar, banjo "Uncle" Josh Graves - dobro Carl Marsh - sound fx, calliope, organ Rusty Golden - piano Mike Bub - upright bass Jim Brown - B3 organ, piano Johnny Cash - vocals on 'Outro' George Jones - vocals on 'Truckstop' Emmylou Harris - vocals on 'The Pilgrim (Act I)' and